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I now own the Marrs guitar pictured at the head of this post; it's a dream and Jon Light set it up really nice, before I got it.
The pedal bar arrangement definitely adds to the stability of the g ...

Yup - with the band doing 40s-early 60s country, proto-rockabilly, and western swing, most of the above, especially #2. Little melodic things in line with #3 also. More on mid-to-fast tempo tunes, and ...

Funny you should post this; I'm trying to replace a broken piece from mine. It's really old; could be same vintage as yours. There is a site that has some parts for older MSAs,but I think ours predate ...

Possible, but probably not, but it sure looks like carburetor parts/linkage on the older cars.
Could very well be; I think this guitar is from when MSA was more a "regional" brand and had ...

Hi, everybody. Trying to fix up an ancient MSA S10 I have; so old the tuning on the changer are screws at the end, not nylon screws in the cabinet. Talked to Jon Light about the part I need; he said h ...

Thanks, everybody. Gave me a lot of info.
And yeah, while a Dual Showman strikes me as an ideal PSG amp, I'm way past carting that kind of stuff around. The Boogie is heavy enough!

As I'm generally new to PSG, and only been consistently playing steel guitar for about 3 years, I'm in the process of dialing in my tone and tweaking my electronics/amp rig to get there.
I've noti ...

cool! I'd like to see the distortion pieces too

maybe I can dig it out; I never put it together or used it. I'm trying to remember the brand; it had three knobs, I think.

[quote="Dave Hopping"]Looks like it does tone as well as volume. If it is V+T, do both functions work?[/quote

It does; I disabled the tone, so that it wouldn't complicate whatever I was ...

I know there's been some posts before about these pedals, but mine seems older than others I've seen, and has an interesting story behind it:
In the late 70s, I played in a band with Tiff Garcia, J ...

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Well, after sitting on a drum throne playing lap steel for about a year and a half, I was glad when I started using an old stand I had for it.
But with my pedal steel, the same drum throne works pr ...

You should mute behind the strings anyway, but not doing so would highlight a nut roller problem.
thanks; helpful. I'm pretty sure do just that, but when I sit down to attack the problem again, I'l ...

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Hi, I'm working on an old MSA S10, closest to a Sidekick model.
The higher strings-E, G#, D#, & F#-don't ring clean, and in bar positions higher on the neck, sound almost like a guitar with fre ...

Well, I thought I'd give an update. I've got the guitar in tune, pretty much, by way of the help I got, reading the threads on the site. It sounds pretty good, though there's a general issue of sustai ...

hey, everybody so far, thanks! The info about what the guitar is exactly makes some sense to me, especially if someone knows the knee levers aren't standard on early MSA's. I do wonder if it's possibl ...

Hi, everybody,I'm new to the forum, and relatively new to the PSG. I've owned a Rickenbacher Bakelite lap steel for years, and just finished a 2+ year stint playing basically rockabilly with it. That ...

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Topic: Pedal Bar - to - Leg connection
Alan Watt Replies: 38 Views: 10977	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Aug 2021 12:16 pm Subject: Unique Pedal Bar Attachments
Alan Watt Replies: 38 Views: 10977	I now own the Marrs guitar pictured at the head of this post; it's a dream and Jon Light set it up really nice, before I got it. The pedal bar arrangement definitely adds to the stability of the g ...
Topic: PSG as a rhythm instrument
Alan Watt Replies: 33 Views: 8193	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Aug 2021 9:43 pm Subject: PSG Rhythm Instrument
Alan Watt Replies: 33 Views: 8193	Yup - with the band doing 40s-early 60s country, proto-rockabilly, and western swing, most of the above, especially #2. Little melodic things in line with #3 also. More on mid-to-fast tempo tunes, and ...
Topic: MSA Parts
Alan Watt Replies: 3 Views: 917	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Jul 2021 9:44 am Subject: MSA Parts
Alan Watt Replies: 3 Views: 917	Funny you should post this; I'm trying to replace a broken piece from mine. It's really old; could be same vintage as yours. There is a site that has some parts for older MSAs,but I think ours predate ...
Topic: Who's Parts Bin Has Linkage/Bell Crank LIke This?
Alan Watt Replies: 4 Views: 1039	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 15 Jul 2021 9:27 am Subject: Parts BIn
Alan Watt Replies: 4 Views: 1039	Possible, but probably not, but it sure looks like carburetor parts/linkage on the older cars. Could very well be; I think this guitar is from when MSA was more a "regional" brand and had ...
Topic: Who's Parts Bin Has Linkage/Bell Crank LIke This?
Alan Watt Replies: 4 Views: 1039	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 14 Jul 2021 10:30 am Subject: Who's Parts Bin Has Linkage/Bell Crank LIke This?
Alan Watt Replies: 4 Views: 1039	Hi, everybody. Trying to fix up an ancient MSA S10 I have; so old the tuning on the changer are screws at the end, not nylon screws in the cabinet. Talked to Jon Light about the part I need; he said h ...
Topic: Amps/Speakers-Open or Closed Back?
Alan Watt Replies: 13 Views: 3203	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Jul 2021 7:47 am Subject: Open or Closed
Alan Watt Replies: 13 Views: 3203	Thanks, everybody. Gave me a lot of info. And yeah, while a Dual Showman strikes me as an ideal PSG amp, I'm way past carting that kind of stuff around. The Boogie is heavy enough!
Topic: Amps/Speakers-Open or Closed Back?
Alan Watt Replies: 13 Views: 3203	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Jul 2021 6:44 pm Subject: Amps/Speakers-Open or Closed Back?
Alan Watt Replies: 13 Views: 3203	As I'm generally new to PSG, and only been consistently playing steel guitar for about 3 years, I'm in the process of dialing in my tone and tweaking my electronics/amp rig to get there. I've noti ...
Topic: Very Old Edwards Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 1240	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Jul 2021 6:33 pm Subject: Very Old Edwards Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 1240	cool! I'd like to see the distortion pieces too maybe I can dig it out; I never put it together or used it. I'm trying to remember the brand; it had three knobs, I think.
Topic: Very Old Edwards Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 1240	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Jul 2021 6:32 pm Subject: Very Old Edwards Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 1240	[quote="Dave Hopping"]Looks like it does tone as well as volume. If it is V+T, do both functions work?[/quote It does; I disabled the tone, so that it wouldn't complicate whatever I was ...
Topic: Very Old Edwards Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 1240	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Jul 2021 10:46 am Subject: Very Old Edwards Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 1240	I know there's been some posts before about these pedals, but mine seems older than others I've seen, and has an interesting story behind it: In the late 70s, I played in a band with Tiff Garcia, J ...
Topic: Goodrich volume pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 4 Views: 969	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 9 Jul 2021 11:48 am Subject: Pedal
Alan Watt Replies: 4 Views: 969	PM sent
Topic: Steel Guitar Seats - Drum Thrones
Alan Watt Replies: 40 Views: 11600	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jun 2021 1:15 pm Subject: Steel Guitar Seats - Drum Thrones
Alan Watt Replies: 40 Views: 11600	Well, after sitting on a drum throne playing lap steel for about a year and a half, I was glad when I started using an old stand I had for it. But with my pedal steel, the same drum throne works pr ...
Topic: Buzzing High Strings
Alan Watt Replies: 9 Views: 2204	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jun 2021 1:20 pm Subject: Buzzing High Strings
Alan Watt Replies: 9 Views: 2204	You should mute behind the strings anyway, but not doing so would highlight a nut roller problem. thanks; helpful. I'm pretty sure do just that, but when I sit down to attack the problem again, I'l ...
Topic: Marrs S10 w/pad 4/5 SOLD PENDING PAYMENT
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 2367	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 14 Jun 2021 11:21 am Subject: The Marrs
Alan Watt Replies: 6 Views: 2367	Message sent.
Topic: Buzzing High Strings
Alan Watt Replies: 9 Views: 2204	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:53 am Subject: Buzzing High Strings
Alan Watt Replies: 9 Views: 2204	Brand new strings...
Topic: Buzzing High Strings
Alan Watt Replies: 9 Views: 2204	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jun 2021 5:29 pm Subject: Buzzing High Strings
Alan Watt Replies: 9 Views: 2204	Hi, I'm working on an old MSA S10, closest to a Sidekick model. The higher strings-E, G#, D#, & F#-don't ring clean, and in bar positions higher on the neck, sound almost like a guitar with fre ...
Topic: A Vintage MSA? And How Do I Tune Those Pedals?
Alan Watt Replies: 10 Views: 2972	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2021 5:34 pm Subject: A Vintage MSA? And How Do I Tune Those Pedals?
Alan Watt Replies: 10 Views: 2972	Well, I thought I'd give an update. I've got the guitar in tune, pretty much, by way of the help I got, reading the threads on the site. It sounds pretty good, though there's a general issue of sustai ...
Topic: A Vintage MSA? And How Do I Tune Those Pedals?
Alan Watt Replies: 10 Views: 2972	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Jun 2021 7:32 am Subject: A Vintage MSA? And How Do I Tune Those Pedals?
Alan Watt Replies: 10 Views: 2972	hey, everybody so far, thanks! The info about what the guitar is exactly makes some sense to me, especially if someone knows the knee levers aren't standard on early MSA's. I do wonder if it's possibl ...
Topic: A Vintage MSA? And How Do I Tune Those Pedals?
Alan Watt Replies: 10 Views: 2972	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Jun 2021 9:52 pm Subject: A Vintage MSA? And How Do I Tune Those Pedals?
Alan Watt Replies: 10 Views: 2972	Hi, everybody,I'm new to the forum, and relatively new to the PSG. I've owned a Rickenbacher Bakelite lap steel for years, and just finished a 2+ year stint playing basically rockabilly with it. That ...